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New York: Voters in the US state of Wyoming have ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a rare Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, in a primary election.She was trounced by a relative political newcomer and Trump-backed candidate, Harriet Hageman.Cheney,...

Washington: The United States has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to test its capabilities and demonstrate the readiness of nuclear forces, the Air Force Global Strike Command said on Tuesday."Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an...

Dhaka: Bangladesh is going to inform the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka about the security breach in a project run by a Chinese contractor. The breach left five people killed when a girder fell on a private car from a crane...

Damascus: Eleven people were killed on Tuesday by a Turkish airstrike targeting a military position in northern Syria, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The Turkish strike hit the Syrian military base in the countryside of Ayn al-Arab city...

Washington: The US Department of Justice says releasing details about the warrant used to raid former President Donald Trump's Florida home last week could cause "irreparable damage" to its investigation.The department does not want to disclose the details of...

Washington: The World Health Organization does not see an immediate need for mass vaccination against monkeypox, WHO technical lead on the issue Rosamund Lewis said on Monday."Mass vaccination is not recommended for monkeypox response. There is no reason to...

Antananarivo: Speaking on the close ties that New Delhi shares with the island nation, Madagaskar Prime Minister Christian Ntsay says "India is a true friend" as he greeted the country on her special day.Ambassador Abhay Kumar handed over...

Tehran: Iran has "categorically" denied any link with Salman Rushdie's attacker and in fact, blamed the Booker Prize winner for bringing it upon himself.Rushdie, 75, was left severely injured on August 12 after being stabbed on stage at an...

Beijing: Beijing is ready to reinforce cooperation with Kabul in trade, economy, and energy sectors as Afghanistan are still at a "critical stage of transition from chaos to governance," the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Monday."We are...

Quito: Ecuador government officials have blamed a deadly explosion in the port city of Guayaquil that left five people dead and 26 injured as "organized crime".Ecuador's interior minister called the Sunday blast a "declaration of war" by criminal...